Was this guy really killed because he was skimming? As much heat as there was in the late 90's it seems like a rash move to get rid of a close friend of Barney's.
He skimmed and he really didn't respect the people running the family like farby
He didn't like farby and he wouldnt show proper respect, the Guys at the time in the bronx that were running the family used to be his equal , so he resented the people above him
So they okay'd it with Barney and ralphie got wacked